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Christmas songs

The 20 greatest Christmas songs, ranked

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The best songs of 1964

The 30 best songs of 1964

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Quincy Jones and his collaborators

Quincy Jones' 10 greatest songs, ranked

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David Essex

David Essex's 10 greatest songs ever, ranked

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T. Rex, thanks to their founder and bandleader Marc Bolan, are widely considered to be the definitive glam rock band.

Marc Bolan and T Rex's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked

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Song Facts

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Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson: The making of the unlikely Christmas Number 1

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Shakin' Stevens – Merry Xmas Everyone

'Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens: The making of the delayed Xmas No.1

Song Facts

Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid: The making of the original Feed The World hit

Song Facts

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

'Fairytale of New York' by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl: The making of the timeless Christmas masterpiece

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Mud - Lonely This Christmas

'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud: The making of the Elvis-inspired Christmas classic

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Andy Williams' TV specials were a joy

Why Andy Williams is the underrated King of Christmas music

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When Ringo Starr went to record his 1973 debut solo album, he very nearly reunited The Beatles.

When Ringo Starr nearly reunited The Beatles for his 1973 debut solo album

The Beatles

Michael Caine in Zulu

How Michael Caine landed his big-screen breakthrough in Zulu

TV and Film

Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash

Relive Roy Orbison singing 'Pretty Paper' on The Johnny Cash Show at Christmas

Roy Orbison

The Beatles - Red Album (1962-1966) and Blue Album (1967-1970)

The Beatles: What's the difference between the new Red and Blue albums and the classic originals?

The Beatles

The Bee Gees had Otis Redding in mind when they wrote on of their classic songs.

How Otis Redding inspired one of the Bee Gees' most beloved songs

Bee Gees

The Beatles at the movies

The Beatles biopics: Cast, director, release date and songs for the FOUR upcoming movies

The Beatles

The Bee Gees scored a major hit with a song that they originally wrote for their idols, The Seekers.

How a song intended for The Seekers became one of the Bee Gees' biggest hits

Bee Gees

So here it is, Merry Quizmas...

QUIZ: Can you get 100% on our Christmas lyrics quiz?

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Tom Jones and Ella Fitzgerald on This Is... Tom Jones

The magical moment Tom Jones sang 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' for Ella Fitzgerald

Tom Jones

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby facts: Songs, films, real name, life and death of the 'White Christmas' icon

Hall Of Fame

The day he quit The Beatles, George Harrison went home and wrote a song that'd become one of his most beloved solo tracks.

The song George Harrison wrote on the day he quit The Beatles

The Beatles

The Yardbirds' 1965 breakthrough song 'For Your Love' was offered out to The Beatles first.

How a song intended for The Beatles became The Yardbirds' biggest hit

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It's been over fifty years since Queen made their major breakthrough on Tops Of The Pops in 1974.

Killer Queen: When Queen rocked Top Of The Pops and changed music forever

Queen

David Bowie and The Snowman

How David Bowie ended up introducing Christmas classic The Snowman

David Bowie

The Beatles: Now and Then

The Beatles: 'Now and Then' is up for a Grammy, but how many have they won before?

The Beatles

Latest News

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Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood in Faces

Rod Stewart's daughter teases Faces reunion at Glastonbury

Rod Stewart

Smokey Robinson live

Smokey Robinson announces first UK tour in nearly two decades

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Adam Ant - Antmusic 2024

Adam Ant reschedules Antmusic tour for 2025 and adds new shows: Dates, venues and how to buy tickets

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Dhani Harrison, Sean Ono Lennon and Zak Starkey

When Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey shut down talk of a Beatles kids supergroup in the funniest way

The Beatles

The Boomtown Rats: Then and Now

The Boomtown Rats and Bob Geldof announce 50th anniversary tour: Venues, dates, ticket details revealed

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Roger Daltrey - 2025 solo tour

The Who's Roger Daltrey announces "up close and personal" UK tour: Dates, venues and ticket details revealed

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The Beatles split

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Elton John eyesight

Elton John confirms that he's lost his eyesight

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The Happy Mondays and Steve McQueen

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The Beach Boys

Beach Boys announce only UK show of 2025 with support from David Essex and Lulu

The Beach Boys

Paul McCartney with Martin Scorsese and Chris Rock

Paul McCartney 'sneaks in' to premiere of new documentary Beatles '64

Paul McCartney

Bay City Rollers

Bay City Rollers are getting a musical that will open in Scotland next year

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Quizzes

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Play our lyrics quiz!

QUIZ: Can you guess the next lyric to these classic 60s, 70s and 80s songs?

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1970s Music Quiz

QUIZ: How much do you know about 1970s music?

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1960s Music Quiz

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Comedy Catchphrases

QUIZ: Can you name the comedy from these classic TV catchphrases?

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Great British Icons

QUIZ: How much do you know about these Great British icons?

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Tom Jones lyrics quiz

QUIZ: How well do you know Tom Jones song lyrics?

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